Tobacco moistener



A residing at Chicago, in the county, ofCook,

A plunger VTo all whom t may concern PatenteolGCitf- 1,6, i i:

lisses 'ALFRED e. ieosnieooivi,v or CHICAGoyILLInors.

"TOBACCO Moisrnimn.

Be it known that I, Anriuinnllosiinooiii,

Stute of'llin'ois, have Vinvented n` certain new and useful Tobacco Moistener, of which] the following ist; specification.. p f

.lt is un object'oiI my invention .to provider e inoistener for tobacco pouches, or any other container, which isrduieble, eficient endin expensive in construction.

` It is e further objeotto provides device of this class, of small 'compact structure,so ui'rungedras to ivorl; its VWay through lthe tobecco inthe pouch and et thesainetinie not interfere with pouring the tobacco from suchf pouch.

lt is stur Y ther object` to provide a. deviceV-` tf uiis class so arranged es tofinaintain the plate iii-position undere yielding or resilient pressure@Y y The above und other features lof novelty, advantages end Vceptibilities willfbeconiel appeientiroin u det'aileddescription of the `zic- ,forni or" my invention7 but the eoiistructiony `vention.k

ing one forni of niy invention.

there shownV ivillbe understoodl as illustre tive and not as delining the ylimits of viny in- V'Figa l is t sectionellview of e l.tobgicco pouch showing a tobacco inoistenen'einbodycasing l0, provided With a plurality of open` ings ll gthe casing-contains compressed ebsorbent inzit-enel 12, in tlievinstance shown, sponge Ymaterial. Ai'teri inserting the absorbent material Within the cusing'a plunger 'i absorbent vmateriel yvvzirdly on the ythe pressure,

` claim, ooinpanying drziyvings in which l' have 1llus- Y` `tratted a tobacco inoi'stenei embodying "one 19,22. serial No., 560,528.'

plate 13' is placed on Y topr thereof, andy 1 pressed downwardly sulliciently togput the under compression.` The.

resilient vupper edge of the casing is bent inwardly and downwardly as shown et- 14,. until a portion thereof vengages the plunger plate 13, Aso that it is held by theedges 'let lindern i'esilientor yielding pressure. In

utilizing thed'evice, all that isnecesseryis toiinnierseiwithin lWeter and press downplunger plate 13, then release lwhereupon Wter or other inoisteningV fluid, us the 1 case'jmziy be,Av isf 'drawnfinto the casing lO'zind absorbed by the nieteriul n preventingit from be coining dry. Y v 'v o y ['Huvingthus described niy invention,`

l.r ln e tobacco inoisteiier, the combination of a sni'allcoinpuetcasing providediwith 'ef plurality of materiel. within* the'cusing and a plunger W v The. nioistener is lthen thrownjiiito the pouch and dueto its'weight n undconiiguration, it Works its Way Varound rthroug'ghthe tobuccoin the pouch, giving olil jmoisture, thus preseif'vingfthe tobacco inthe proper condition und openings, a body of absorbent platc'jheld in position against seidv absorbent f f nieteritil 'l by an` integral, resilentilenge von' seid casing. v y n o e e 25 Iny a tobacco moistener, the combination offs sinzilhfcoiiipact casing, e. body of ebsorbent material Within the 'plungerplute held adapted to press againstsnid absorbent body.l

casing endfi Within said 'casing and l Ini Witness Wheijeof Il' hereunto subscril 'niv naine' to this specification 11i the presence cattivo witnesses. .e g I I n e kvALF B. ROSEBOOM.

VVitnessesi.k i f Q K. A. HABGADEN.

CLARENCE JK.-`LoFTUs, 

